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> The problem is that people view pure statistical based crime probability as "unbiased" because... math. It's not! Can you explain what you mean? “Biased” usu
by tomp 8y ago
> The problem is that people view pure statistical based crime probability as "unbiased" because... math. It's not!
Can you explain what you mean? “Biased” usually means not using just statistics but also extra-statistical personal convictions. What does “unbiased” mean for you?
- nkozyra 8y agoWhere do the numbers come from? What is the context of collection of data? What is the context of the classification of training data? There are hundreds of questions like that which apply. It's not (necessarily, it certainly can be) the algorithm that carries bias, it's the data.